Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 403 | 390 | 282 | 205 | 174 | 135 | 113 | 24 | 266 | 516 | 681 | 821 | 1217 | 1195 | 1065 | 767 | 558 | 425 | 481 | 335 | 242 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.89m | 2:26PM2.09m | 2:46AM1.95m | 3:19PM2.12m | 3:39AM1.98m | 4:10PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.03m | 8:41PM0.11m | 8:59AM-0.02m | 9:35PM0.07m | 9:53AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 481 | 403 | 390 | 282 | 205 | 174 | 135 | 113 | 24 | 88 | 50 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 368 | 335 | 242 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 84 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 49 | 36 | 38 | 51 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 51 | 46 | 57 | 28 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 92 | 274 | 266 | 516 | 681 | 821 | 1217 | 1195 | 1065 | 767 | 558 | 425 | 481 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 164 | 164 | 81 | 81 | 27 | 81 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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